WHL Saskatoon Blades

Blades Finish Pre-Season at Home this Weekend

Published on September 13, 2019 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Saskatoon Blades News Release


The Saskatoon Blades will round out their 2019 Western Hockey League Pre-Season Campaign with back-to-back home tilts against the Winnipeg ICE this weekend.

The Blades' fourth game of the Pre-Season is slated to start at 7:00pm at SaskTel Centre against the ICE on Friday Night. The East Division foes will then immediately face-off again at 7:00pm on Saturday Night at SaskTel Centre.

Saskatoon last played in a tight 4-3 win over the Prince Albert Raiders on Friday, September 6th, in Warman. They are carrying a 2-0-1-0 record in the Pre-Season. Sophomore forward Kyle Crnkovic leads the team in scoring, having tallied 5 points (3G-2A) in two games played thus far. 20-year-old Ryan Hughes has 4 points (2G-2A) in two games, good for the second-most points on the team.

The Winnipeg ICE have a 1-1-0-0 record in the Pre-Season, having last played on Saturday, September 7th. They torched the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-1 in that outing at home. Four ICE forwards lead their team in scoring with 2 points apiece, including Cole Muir (1G-1A), Brad Ginnell (1G-1A), Connor McClennon (1G-1A) & the First Overall Selection at the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft: Matthew Savoie (2A).

Tickets for both Friday Night's and Saturday Night's games are available online here or at the door.

Adult tickets for the Pre-Season games at SaskTel Center are $10, while kids tickets are $5.

Come see Paul "BizNasty" Bissonnette, Kelly Taylor and Wendel Clark host a VIP panel while tailgating for the 2019-20 Home Opener against the Prince Albert Raiders.

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